Three students of the Mampong Presbyterian Senior High School in the Eastern Region who were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a female student have been charged with defilement.
The suspects have been accused of sexually abusing a female student after they caught her having sex with her boyfriend, a student from another school, Akuapeman Senior High School.
Speaking to Citi News the Divisional Police Commander of Okropong in the Eastern Region Chief Superintendant Charles Kofi Adu said the suspects are still in police custody.
[contextly_sidebar id=”wlwtZUkYIwjp2Hl8xAb4rek4se4ougvI”]He explained that the Okuampeman school were directed to produce the lady’s boyfriend to help in investigations.
“A letter was written officially to the Okuapeman school authorities to produce the lady’s boyfriend. The other three guys were sent to court and they were given some days to write their exams and we called them back so they are in our custody now.”
How the three allegedly raped the 15-year-old
The Police had told Citi News that the three male students threatened to report the lady to the school authorities after she and her boyfriend were caught allegedly having sex on at the premise of the Mampong Presby SHS.
Superintendent Adu had earlier said the lady allowed the three to sexually abuse her, for fear of being reported.
He said the three were allowed to write their final exams after which they were be picked up for investigations.
“The incident happened on 9th May, 2016 between 10pm to 11pm. The lady, aged 15-years who is an SHS 1 student of Mampong Presby Senior High School alleged that she was at the dormitory when her boyfriend Daniel Asare, a form two student of Akuapeman High School visited her.”
The Police Commander said “the two agreed and went into the Visual Arts block and made love. During the act, they were seen by three others namely; Benjamin Kortey, 18 years, David Obadai Okine, 19 years and one Alex Kyei Boadi, now at large, all form three students from Mampong Senior High School.”
“The students who were allegedly holding canes threatened to have sex with the victim else they will whip her and also reveal the act to the school authorities. For fear of the threat, she gave in and all the guys slept with her in succession. While the act was going on, one of the students saw them and reported to another friend and they both came to rescue the victim,” Superintendent Adu added.
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By: Godwin A. Allotey/citifmonline.com/Ghana
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